A detective leading the hunt for the killer of a 69-year-old man who was gunned down in front of his wife was tonight set to make a televised appeal for information.

A detective leading the hunt for the killer of a 69-year-old man who was gunned down in front of his wife was tonight set to make a televised appeal for information.

Retired fitter Terry Morgan, pictured, was shot in the chest on the driveway of his home in Ennerdale, on the Brownsover estate in Rugby.

Detective Chief Inspector Ken Lawrence, who is due to appear on the BBC's Crimewatch UK programme, said he believed someone in the Rugby area could help officers to trace the gunman.

Mr Lawrence, who is leading a team of 30 detectives, said: "The Crimewatch programme has been successful in a large number of cases and we are hopeful that the appeal will yield information that has not yet come into the inquiry.

"We believe that someone in the Rugby area knows more about this and we are appealing to their conscience to come forward to help us."

Father-of-five Mr Morgan had returned from fetching his wife, Shirley, 59, from work, and was about to put his car in the garage when he was shot once at close range.

The gunman was seen to climb into a nearby car which then sped off.

Two men, aged 19 and 22, were subsequently arrested but released without charge after questioning.